A longitudinal, observational study of the features of transitional healthcare associated with better outcomes for young people with long-term conditions

Table 2 Consolidated indicator of Proposed Beneficial Features at final visit, by condition group

Consolidated indicator of Proposed Beneficial Feature		n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	p value
		All		D		CP		ASD
Age-banded clinic	Optimal	145	53	109	97	16	22	20	23	< 0.001
	Sub-optimal	111	40	2	2	54	73	55	62
	Missing	18	7	1	1	4	5	13	15
Meet adult team before transfer	Optimal	111	40	73	65	16	22	22	25	< 0.001
	Sub-optimal	133	49	31	28	54	73	48	55
	Missing	30	11	8	7	4	5	18	20
Promotion of health self-efficacy	Optimal	116	42	76	68	18	24	22	25	< 0.001
	Sub-optimal	151	55	29	26	56	76	66	75
	Missing	7	3	7	6	0	0	0	0
Written transition plan	Optimal	48	17	32	29	11	15	5	6	< 0.001
	Sub-optimal	185	68	62	55	59	80	64	73
	Missing	41	15	18	16	4	5	19	21
Appropriate parent involvement
Both young person and parent happy with parent involvement	Optimal	93	34	36	32	28	38	29	33	0.44
	Sub-optimal	141	51	55	49	33	45	53	60
	Missing	38	14	21	19	12	16	5	6
	Non-applicable	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	1
Key worker	Optimal	79	29	56	50	3	4	20	23	< 0.001
	Sub-optimal	170	62	47	42	68	92	55	62
	Missing	25	9	9	8	3	4	13	15
Coordinated team	Optimal	167	61	104	93	25	34	38	43	< 0.001
	Sub-optimal	66	24	2	2	40	54	24	27
	Missing	25	9	6	5	4	5	15	17
	Non-applicable	16	6	0	0	5	7	11	13
Holistic life-skills training	Optimal	132	48	74	66	18	24	40	45	< 0.001
	Sub-optimal	117	43	28	25	52	70	37	42
	Missing	25	9	10	9	4	6	11	13
Transition manager for clinical team	Optimal	60	22	27	24	14	19	19	21	0.95
	Sub-optimal	143	52	67	60	34	46	42	48
	Missing	71	26	18	16	26	35	27	31
Total n		274		112		74		88

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